Question 6614 — overseas

Summary

Ms. Ericka Bareigts questions the Minister of Culture about the representation of overseas people in the French audiovisual landscape. Since the adoption of Law No. 2017-256 of February 28, 2017 on programming relating to real equality overseas and laying down other provisions in social and economic matters, the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) must ensure “that publishers of audiovisual communication services with a national vocation which broadcast, via terrestrial radio, political and general information broadcasts reporting on the results of the general elections for the entire national territory. Despite this notable progress, which guarantees better visibility of overseas people in political and general information broadcasts, overseas people remain insufficiently represented. Some compatriots experience it as discrimination and thus feel considered as “second-rate French”. Indeed, on national channels, the situation overseas is very rarely mentioned. In the weather bulletins broadcast on national television channels, no mention is made of overseas territories, except in exceptional climatic circumstances. The absence of overseas territories gives the impression that France is not an indivisible Republic and that there are makes a distinction between mainland French people and overseas French people. This absence is all the more regrettable since many local channels, including Réunion 1ère and Antenne Réunion, present weather forecasts for France. Broadcasts specifically dedicated to overseas are also few in number and often very short. She asks him if the Government is considering issuing a recommendation, an incentive, or even to establish an obligation for public channels to mention overseas in broadcasts such as weather broadcasts. She also questions him about the means that could be implemented to ensure sufficient representation for overseas residents in the French audiovisual landscape.

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